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How to Draw a Cotton Ball
Draw a cotton ball in 10 easy steps, about 8 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: top puffs.
Step 1: Top puffs
Start on the left. Draw a rainbow of 7 round puffs up and over, stopping level on the right.
Tip Make some puffs a little wider than others, so it looks fluffy.
Step 2: Bottom puffs
Start where the puffs stopped. Draw 8 more puffs down and round, back to the start, to make a ball.
Tip Keep it as tall as it is wide: a ball, not a cloud.
Step 3: Two big eyes
In the middle draw 2 big egg eyes. Colour a black dot in each, leaving a white shine.
Step 4: Big smile
Under the eyes draw a wide U smile, from under one eye to under the other.
Step 5: Two cheeks
Beside each end of the smile draw a small flat oval cheek.
Step 6: Top fluff curls
Start in a dip near the top on each side. Draw a short curved line into the ball.
Tip Stop well before the face.
Step 7: Side fluff curls
Start in a dip halfway down each side. Draw a short curved line into the ball.
Step 8: Soft shadow
Under the ball draw a long flat oval shadow. It hides behind the bottom puffs.
Step 9: Pink cheeks
Go over your lines. Colour the 2 cheeks pink. Leave the ball and the eyes white.
Tip Cotton is bright white, so the paper does the work.
Step 10: Grey shadow
Colour the shadow grey. Your cotton ball is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a cotton ball, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
